Skip to main content

Comment on: “Is Motorized Treadmill Running Biomechanically Comparable to Overground Running? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Over Studies”

Sports Medicine volume 50, pages 1695–1698 (2020)Cite this article

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.

Access options

Buy single article

Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 49.95

Price includes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2

References

  1. Van Hooren B, Fuller JT, Buckley JD, Miller JR, Sewell K, Rao G, et al. Is motorized treadmill running biomechanically comparable to overground running? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-over studies. Sports Med. 2020;50:785–813.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Milgrom C, Finestone A, Segev S, Olin C, Arndt T, Ekenman I. Are overground or treadmill runners more likely to sustain tibial stress fracture? Br J Sports Med. 2003;37:160–3.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Elliott BC, Blanksby BA. A cinematographic analysis of overground and treadmill running by males and females. Med Sci Sports. 1976;8:84–7.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Nigg BM, De Boer RW, Fisher V. A kinematic comparison of overground and treadmill running. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1995;27:98–105.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Willy RW, Halsey L, Hayek A, Johnson H, Willson JD. Patellofemoral joint and achilles tendon loads during overground and treadmill running. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46:664–72.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Colino E, Sánchez-Sánchez J, García-Unanue J, Ubago-Guisado E, Haxaire P, Le Blan A, et al. Validity and reliability of two standard test devices in assessing mechanical properties of different sport surfaces. Polym Test. 2017;62:61–7.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Frishberg BA. An analysis of overground and treadmill sprinting. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1983;15:478–85.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Schache AG, Blanch PD, Rath DA, Wrigley TV, Starr R, Bennell KL. A comparison of overground and treadmill running for measuring the three-dimensional kinematics of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2001;16:667–80.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Kram R, Griffin TM, Donelan JM, Chang YH. Force treadmill for measuring vertical and horizontal ground reaction forces. J Appl Physiol. 1998;85:764–9.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Sloot LH, Houdijk H, Harlaar J. A comprehensive protocol to test instrumented treadmills. Med Eng Phys. 2015;37:610–6.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Savelberg HHCM, Vorstenbosch MATM, Kamman EH, van de Weijer JG, Schambardt HC. Intra-stride belt-speed variation affects treadmill locomotion. Gait Posture. 1998;7:26–34.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Dewolf AH, Willems PA. Running on a slope: a collision-based analysis to assess the optimal slope. J Biomech. 2019;83:298–304.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Dewolf AH, Peñailillo LE, Willems PA. The rebound of the body during uphill and downhill running at different speeds. J Exp Biol. 2016;219:2276–88.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Pugh LG. The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces. J Physiol (Lond). 1971;213:255–76.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Bailey J, Mata T, Mercer JA. Is the relationship between stride length, frequency, and velocity influenced by running on a treadmill or overground? Int J Exerc Sci. 2017;10:1067–75.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  16. Cheung VCK, Cheung BMF, Zhang JH, Chan ZYS, Ha SCW, Chen C-YC, et al. Plasticity of muscle synergies through fractionation and merging during development and training of human runners. Nat Commun. 2020 (under review).

  17. Riley PO, Dicharry J, Franz J, Della Croce U, Wilder RP, Kerrigan DC. A kinematics and kinetic comparison of overground and treadmill running. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008;40:1093–100.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Dewolf AH, Willems PA. A collision-based analysis of the landing-takeoff asymmetry during running. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2017;20:65–6.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Cavagna GA. The landing-take-off asymmetry in human running. J Exp Biol. 2006;209:4051–60.

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  20. da Rosa RG, Oliveira HB, Gomeñuka NA, Masiero MPB, da Silva ES, Zanardi APJ, et al. Landing-takeoff asymmetries applied to running mechanics: a new perspective for performance. Front Physiol. 2019;10:415.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Maykranz D, Seyfarth A. Compliant ankle function results in landing-take off asymmetry in legged locomotion. J Theor Biol. 2014;349:44–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Cavagna GA. The two asymmetries of the bouncing step. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009;107:739–42.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Lejeune TM, Willems PA, Heglund NC. Mechanics and energetics of human locomotion on sand. J Exp Biol. 1998;201:2071–80.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  24. Dewolf AH, Lejeune TM, Willems PA. The on-off ground asymmetry during running on sand. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Eng. 2019;22(supp 1):325–7.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Cavagna GA. Symmetry and asymmetry in bouncing gaits. Symmetry Mol Diver Preserv Int. 2010;2:1270–321.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Gosseye TP, Willems PA, Heglund NC. Biomechanical analysis of running in weightlessness on a treadmill equipped with a subject loading system. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010;110:709–28.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Biomechanics and Physiology of Locomotion, Institute of NeuroScience, Université Catholique de Louvain-FSM, Place P. de Coubertin, 1, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Arthur H. Dewolf, Raphael M. Mesquita & Patrick A. Willems

  2. Department of Systems Medicine and Center of Space Biomedicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Arthur H. Dewolf

Authors
  1. Arthur H. Dewolf
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Raphael M. Mesquita
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Patrick A. Willems
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Arthur H. Dewolf.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

All authors disclose that they do not have any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.

Funding

No funding was received for the preparation or publication of this letter.

Additional information

This comment refers to the article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01237-z.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and Permissions

About this article

Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Dewolf, A.H., Mesquita, R.M. & Willems, P.A. Comment on: “Is Motorized Treadmill Running Biomechanically Comparable to Overground Running? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Over Studies”. Sports Med 50, 1695–1698 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01304-w

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01304-w